Nikita Kino
7.0
"The film is a travelogue of sorts. In 1960 my family lived in Brazil when my father discovered his sister and brother in Moscow, who he hadn't seen for 40 years, were still alive. Since they couldn't leave the USSR we went to visit them regularly for about 15 years. At the time I had my 8mm then a super 8 camera with which I filmed the family, our outings, picnics, markets and their homes… I decided to use this material, which was not very interesting per se, by mixing it with Soviet found-footage of the same period (1960's, 1970's, 1980's). I used feature films, propaganda footage, newsreels, etc. The result is a kind of Khruschev-era mix with a collage of Soviet music and a voice-over of my memories of the Cold War period."
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Vivian Ostrovsky Director · François Sculier Editor
United States release March 29, 2003 · Produced in France · Languages English, French, Russian
Production
Jet Lag Productions
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France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Russian
Release dates
France · February 1, 2003
Premiere · Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
United States · March 29, 2003
Premiere · Wisconsin Film Festival
Brazil
April 13, 2026 · Premiere · É Tudo Verdade – Festival Internacional de Documentários
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